Oct 8, 2024
Summary
In this solo episode, Monique Benoit shares essential tips for emerging beauty brands looking to pitch to retail buyers. She emphasizes the importance of competitive shopping, understanding consumer demographics, crafting a unique brand story, ensuring financial preparedness, and sustaining success once on...
Oct 1, 2024
In this episode, I sit down with Shannara Goode, an inventory management professional with experience at brands of various sizes, and at major retailer, Target.
Shannara discusses the importance of inventory management for emerging brands.
She emphasizes that inventory management can make or break a brand's success in...
Sep 3, 2024
In this conversation, Monique chats with Zach Stewart to discuss category insights and retail trends.
Zach Stewart is a Category Insights Manager at The Emerson Group.
Zach gives us insights into the shopping habits of different generations, the evolving role of retailers, and the balance between DTC and physical...
Aug 20, 2024
In this episode, I sit down with Jackie Bae of Lunr Capital to discuss funding option for early-stage brands, and specifically - inventory financing.
Jackie is the Head of Client Partnerships at Lunr Capital. Jackie shares the story behind Lunr Capital and how they provide financing solutions for consumer product...
Aug 6, 2024
In this episode, I have a deep dive conversation into the natural food/grocer channel. If you’ve ever had grocers like Whole Foods Market, Sprouts, or Moms Market on your dream retailer list - this one is for you.
Our guest, Amy Jargo serves as the Director of Product Management at Pacha. She shares insights on the...